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Thirteenth Year, Nit. II,-IUI
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1918
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BATTLE RENE WED TODAY IN FLANDERS
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STRONG POINT IS
TAKEN NEAR YPRES
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Positions Improved at Various Points in
Northern Sector. ' British 'Renew
Attack North of St. Quentin.
French Take Town of Benay South of
St. Quentin. Allied Navy Busy in
Northern European Russia.
(By Associated Press).
LONDON, Sept. 21. The British attack against 'the
Hindenburg line northwest of St. Quentin was resumed
today east of Epehy. Further steps forward have been
' taken by the British on the FJanders front; The positions
of the latter have been improved west of Measines to the
south of Ypres, where a strong point was captured.
: Northwest of St. Quentin the British have progressed
thru the main Hindenburg line northwest of Bellenblise,
north of Gauchewood and west of Villers Guislain.
One British advanced post was pushed buck slightly.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, Sept. 21. The English
attacked the German lines today midway between Hav
rincourt wood and St. Quentin on a front of two and a half
to three miles.
PARIS, Sept. 21. In the drive for the outflanking of
St. Quentin on the south, the French troops captured the
town of Benay and made progress north of that place.
At Castres, where the French are only slightly over two
miles from St. Quentin, they repulsed German attacks.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 21. General March an
nounced today that a million and three quarters soldiers
had now been sent over seas.
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LONDON, Sept. 21. The Serbians east of Monastir
have advanced over nine miles in, one day and are now less
than eight miles from the main highway connecting Prilep
with the Vardar river. A great number of prisoners have
been captured and the Allies have taken Godiyak, west of
Cerna river, 15 miles southeast of Prilep.
LONDON, Hopt. 21. A llrltlnh K. Additional lllagos have been
monitor waa sunk Monday aa aho toy Hboruted uml tlioro 'Ih no tolling
In tho harbor. Nlnetoeu men woro whom tlw onoiny will nuke a atand.
killed and 67 mining. They are pro- Tlio llrltl.h and (I rooks continuo
.umed to have been killed. J tltflr pressure around luko Dolran
I mid tlio cucccsaful continuation of the
LONDON. 8ft. ll.-Naral unit. AIM rt I. Taught with great
of the Allle. are operating along the ''" kB from ,ll0 Mediterranean
Si ""ft" rtw7 Tw toihe Jordon north of Jerusalem ap
Raaala and h.l. two enemy l .,. Mrlou. defo8t
hip. and captured three guna. Ilea- dg f Ul0 rtliU and tnelr
y Ioh.ch have been inflicted on tho tw Arol)( Tno miant f0rce
BoUhovlkl force.. , miy uffor dllOTler if the situation
v 'develop favorably. Over a alxtoen
AMSTERDAM, Sept. Jl. Lonslg'mllo front tlio Allle. havo virtually
newspapers .ay that .a government oven an tho whole Turkish dofen.lve
crisis Is becoming decisive and that system along the Mediterranean
majority of partlea aro firmly ro- Coast.
olved to ?or) a parliamentary gov-.
eminent which U In entire Indopond- .AOI1INnTnw n o Sent. Jl.
ce of headquarter..' II 111 pursue WAS J report
K" 7rM"ry " od by commanding general of the
SZlm By Waled Pre., AVnerJcan .onary Force,:
Driving northward an ever widen- K JIM In action
ng front tfa. Serbian, and French are MU.Ing In action 6 108
menacing the e.tlre Bulgarian pdal- Wounded .everely ...
Hon. from the Adriatic Sea to Salon- Died of wound.
tl. The cuttlag oR of Uskub on the Died of dta """"",,7:;
8lonlki railway olylaU. from Died, from accident and othw -
the new Serbian line would upet the -fau.ea -" ; .
""Banana completely, too aeroiana
hive id..,i ...i, .11.. from
Bokol to posltloa. at Drogojem north
o which the eavalry H'kow opera-
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Private. Frank Ward of Ny.w, and
Jok M. Blllott of Portland art liatea
a. wounded aevaraly.
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BIG CLEANUP
PUNNED BV '
CITY WOMEN
WELL KNOWN WOMAN GIVEN
IMMITION AH ,.'ITY HAN1TAINT
INHPEGTOK ATjHPKCIAL MKfCT.
1X0 OV CITV COUNCII
A 'uholosalo cleanup of tho unranl-
tiry condition, of this city I. export-
tv to rexult from thommiolntment'of
.Mrs. I'nul llogardti. as City Sanitary
Inspector at a special meeting of the
city council last night. The meeting
wns raited at the Instance of tho
Woman. Council of Defense which
ha. boon consldornbly disturbed by
xo mo conditions which hnvo become
prevalent .owing to tho Inability of
tho rlty official, to secure necesaary
tild In combatting them. Tlio women
have voiced a desire to ccmo to the
front at this tlmo'and as.-t in thl.
vital work.
Mrs. Hogordus; who undertake,
her new duties Immediately, tt
makn a canvas, of tho city and, file
complaint, at all polnu where aqu
ation, aro rouna noi in nevpias im
hi nritlmnce. Bhe I. empowered
with full pa-er. for the enforcement
Of tllO rr-gUIBUSns. Iiwun unno.
Warren Hunt wa present at the
meeting last night at which there
was considerable discussion regard
ing the city sanitary ordinance.
Police Judge A. I... Ixjavitt naa
been Instructed to havo a large up
ply of copies of tho City Sanitary
ordinance Number joe' printed for
distribution among the resident, or
the city.
Member, of tho Womana council
nf nofnnin who are most optimistic
over tho succcsn of tro new move, de-
. i.m.i HO mornlna thnt much or
prevailing unclcnnlneM waa due more
to rarelorsncss on tne pari 01 cmw
than to willful neglect and thst peo
ple would uto more care, when their
attention wa. .pecuicauy canea a
the matter.
Mr.. Doaardu. will be given a aai-
arx of H5 per menth.. It la expect
ed that a large number-of the women
of the league will co-operito with
Mr., nogardu. in every -y. may
or Crlatler declared tjila morning
that he hoped to have a huge body of
.....mi huiv in this new undertaking
which he declared could only bo ac
complished successfully by aomo
method as had-been adopted.
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MIMTAKY OIlBTRt'OTIOKS
BOON lUtOUflOT TO TRIAIi
NKW YORK. Sept. II, Prepara
tion of Important prostcuUonV grow
ing cut of violation, of war time
Atatuo. I. nearing completion, accord
ing to Federal attorneya, who an
nounced here today that Jermlahl A.
O'l.oiry and other alleged obstruct
ors of tho nation's military progroa.
will be placed on trial thla montn and
next. ' ,
Tbe case agaln.t O'Lenry and lx
assoclntec Indicted on charge, of con
spiracy to commit treason and ,eap
lonngo will be one of the la.t heard,
mid official, of' tha Department of
Justice, because one of tho defend
ents. John T, Ryan, a Buffalo, N. Y
lawyer, atlll la at large.
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ARNOLD FVNBRAL DKIAYMD
UNTIL ARRIVAL OF SON
Final funeral irrangemeat for the
Late Noah Bj Arnold wh6 paued
away at tha Klamath Oeneral(Hppl
tal Wednesday night will not b an-
nAA until tbn arrival of his BOH
jwhola now on hla'wayJrom Houaton,
Texas.
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TEU OF
TltKNCH HKItO WHO RKHCVKD
WIKK FROM CS.VTCHKH OF HUN
WILL UK IN CITY WITH PROM-
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1NKNT ORtCOONIAN
Arrangement, aro rompleted for a
I naeknit hmmn ae thn hlr natrlotlc
gathering at Howton's Opera House
ot 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Res
ident, of 'thl. oily and surrounding
country are to bo given an unusual
opportunity to hear a veteran, ot the
trenches, Major Jack Hamilton, who
will be present with Hon. L. J. Sim
ion, recent candidate for governor of
Oregon.
Major Hamilton, who had been a
soldier for 14 year, prior to the out
break of the European struggle, baa
had a'wonderful military experience.
He waa present at the retreat from
tho battlo of Mons and during that
time rescued a French lady from the
Huns, who afterward became hi. wife.
It is expected that the visiting party
wijl arrive In Mr. Slmpson'a auto, and
If ao, Mr. Hamilton will accompany
her hu.band.
The band will playln front of the
opera house at 8 o'clock and the Lib
erty Loan chorus will be on hand.
The audience will sing a number ot
old aongs, the words ot which will be
thrown on the screen. '
The meeting, will be free to the
public and everybody 1. urged to take
advantage f hearing these speakers.
HUNS BELIEVE
YANKEES Kill
WITH THK AMERICAN ARMY
ON THIS VEBLE, Sept. It. (By the
Associated Press.) A Oerman pris
oner captured recently suggested his
captors aend a note from him to Oer
man soldiers, by airplane or other
wise, explaining that the report that
Amorlcans kill Oerman prisoners is
untrue. He said many Germans
would surrender If assured Ameri
can, do not kill their prisoner., aa
the dorninnj liuvo been led to be
lieve. An appeal, written In English,
oiling upon Americana of German
ancestery to Join the force, ot Ger
many, baa been dropped by enemy
aviator. ,
It ha also been sent Into the
Imntlnn llnna liv means of .mall
find greater liberty and more oppor-
balloon. Thl appeal asserts mat
In Oermany the Americana would
tunltv for advancement than In the
United States: It condemns President
Wilson, asserting that be la more
English than American, Oermany Is
fending heraelf ugalnst the vlcioua
attacka ot the armtea of the whole
world.
HKVOLT AMONG GUHMANS
'FKAKED RY -LEADERS.
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PARIS, Sept. 21. Thai a aplrit of
revolt la arowtn'g In the German army
la shown by a aacret order laauad by
General Ludondorff, which naa been
captured by tha Allle. Tha order
otunmanded tho moat rigorous re
pression of revoluntary utterance..
It waa brought about by references
to outbreaks in the army, overboard
on trains carrying German aoldlera
on furlough. When absent on leave
German aoldlera are not allowed to
carry .mall arm. any mora.'
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Ail PRISONERS
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LANDS SOON
HTATK KNGIXKER APPROVES
PLANK FOR IRRIGATION OF MG
TRACT ABOVE DITCH EAST OF
KLAMATH FALLS '
SALEM, Sept. St. State Engineer
Lewis haa approved the general pinna
for the Enterprise Irrigation district
in Klamath county. The- law re
quire, the approval of hU'offlro bo
fore an Irrigation district may pro
ceed with the sale of bond and con
struction work.
A. tho design, of the principal
structure for the project have not
yet have filed with the state engineer
he reserves the right to pas. upon
them, before construction work la be
gun. Early approval waa sought by
the district -o It might proceed with
the aale of bond.
The district will Include 1000 aerea
with the possibility that another
1000 acre, will be added. It Is1 being
developed Ja cooperation with tho
Ugtted State reclamation aervlce. aa
It 1 proposed to pump water for the
district from the reclamation service
canal, which now aervea the Klamath
reclamation project. The district
will enter Into an. agreement to pay
tre reclamation service 915 an acre
for water right and the use of Ita can
al, and It will inatalt Ita own pump
and Itterlal. from the main canal at
a cost estimated to be $11.50 an acre.
The Enterprise Irrigation District
I. above tho main Government Canal
between Klamath Falls and Pine
Grove, .even mile. ea.t.
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FICHT ILL IN
NOGALKS. ArU, Sept. 31, Negro
troop, fougnt under a non-comnua-stoned
officer after their white' com
mander waa killed here during the
skirmish between American troop.
and Mexicans across the International
lino.
A trcop of negro cavalry with but
one white officer went aero, the
border alnglng ."Hall, Hall, the
Gana'a all here." When half way up
one ot the three hills back of the
Mexican town, Captain J. D. Hun-
aerford waa lied ,by a sniper. Tne
negroes, In command of the first ser
geant, continued tneir aavance unner
fire. clearlnK the brush house, and
adobe building, of .nlpers and going
over the top cf the hill. In pursuit
of the men they held responsible for
their commander', death. The ne
gro cavalry continued fighting vail
antiv until "cease firing'? waa Bound
ed by the American trumpeters after
the Mexicans had ran up a wnite
flag for a parley.
Corporal James Harrla, who wiw
wounded during the skirmish, was
with Captain Uoyd when he was kil
led at the head of hla treopa at the
battle of Carrlial between American
oivalrv from the puntlve expedition
nd Maslcan federal troops. He
brought back a pair of officer', field
glasses with him from Mexico.
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SUES ON OLD NOTE
A suit for the collection of $60
aiiaaad due on a note given la Sep
tember, 1911. naa been Instituted by
Ohaa. Mlckell agaln.t George Slater,
in the eStee of the Circuit court clerk.
NEGRO
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REGENT BRUSH
i--innnnan.jvumxxruinArLfuwuuu-.-.-.-irin.-infinil
DUTCH REQUEST
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UNCLE SAM WILL NOT HEAR AP
PHAL WITH GREAT AMOUNT
OP DUTCH SHIPPING IDLE IN
NEUTRAL PORTS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. II.
Holland appeal for American food
while four hundred tbouaind ton. of
Dutch .hipping He Idle In European
porta cauaed the State Department
to exproea the hope that the Nether-
laada ,wouid'fe1ow the example of
the other neutral, and open the way
for a general reaumptloa of trade by
lifting h embargo upon the move
meat, ot ber ahlae.
The deyartJMMt give notice that
aa long' aa Hollakid permit, herself to
be Intimidated by the German threat
to destroy ailpe there can be ne ar
rangemtntjflth the United Stateo
similar tpftaee eatered late with
Swltaerlaad, Sweden, Denmark, aad
otler neutral. ' "
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MOTHERS MIT
EHERE
The flrat demonstration In connec
tion with the Fourth Liberty Loan
Campaign will be observed here to
night In the Mother. Day parade for
which elaborate preparation have
been made and la which aa effort ha
be&a made to ,have represent
ed every Klamath Couaty mother
who ha. a eon In the aervlce. A
great deal otttme haa been expended
In preparation at some of the floats
which are declared to be very unique,
The parade will start at the White
Pelican Hotel at aerea o'clock aad
will be concluded by community alng
lng In front of the Elks Temple. All
natrlotlc cltlien. are urged to be
preaent.
IS HELD FOB
WIFE BEATING
John Honalg, a resident ot the Mal
ta district waa arrested yesterday by
Constable Fred Mofley charged with
beating hla wife and threatening to
kill ber. He waa brought to Kla
math Falls and thla forenoon' exa
mined before Judge A, L. Leavltt
who acted aa Justice of the Peace In
the absence of Justice B. W. Gowea.
At the close of hla examination he
waa bound over to the action of the
grand Jury on a charge ot assault aad
battery. Hla bond were placed at
$1000, which he 1 maklag aa effort
to raise thla afternoon.
VISIT RKLATIVBS AT DAIRY
. Mr. aad Mr, W. H. Odla ot Reao,
Ngv.. are here for a latf with,; the
former'a1 father aad mother. Mr. aad
Mrs. H. 8.' Odla of Dairy. Theyeame
la by way ot Saaaatllleaad hoaf ta,
take their htt(,b4h ,,-JU Uem la
their ear. "
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PORTLAND. Sept.L H. Oregea la '
today eajey lag" hugely a Jeke'ea tha
entire Tweuia reaerai .naascre -.:.
ttfet of 'the Fourth Liberty Loaa, tor
It aow appear that Robert Smith,
atate aaaaager ot the Fearlk Llkerty
Lea- aad leoal railroad eBeiala ae-'-tleally
flleked ia rala kind ef war
relfe whleh haa heea dowa taeWU
laatetu'vallosr aad wlilea I aet to
appear Tala fcr-Stwmwi rOregoa.
Tale trala I .aiaaaoeed to be
where la Caltferala-aad tl
Fraaclace oBeiala are apeadlac maay-
weary momeata trylag to toeate,'the
trala' that le aot there.
It all happened like thl. D.' J.
Byroae jeareeeatatlveof tae eeauiR
tee oa public laformatlo.";waa"'at
Releaa laat, week exkiwuagtwa traai'
uader theanevkee et thl eoauaRtaa.
Te cover expense, ae waa ckargiag
SO cent, oer neraoa aad the commit
tee oi public lnformatloa waa aaaklag
a barrel of money for everyone want
ed to see these things, which the Am
ericana had wrested from the Oer'
mans. Thea word came to Mr.
Burne to turn the trala. over to the
Fourth Liberty Loan aad aead R at
oace to Saa FraaeUco, which he did.
(ollowlag It the aext Say.
la the meantime tha trala aomeeew .
got to Portland aad arrived here Sua
day. It laid- dowa there until aome-
body at the Uakrn depot got .worried
and called up jpekert E. 8mlU,maa
agar ot the Faattk Uberty Leak at
Portland, and. .taM'hlm of, thla trala
load o ftropblea ataadlag down there.
At the time Mr. Smith waa sending
wires to Saa Francisco .trying to, ar
range for another trala which they
had down there and which they prom
ised to aend Immediately. Mr.,8mtth
figured that a trala la "the head waa
wortn two la a telegram aad aeat
dowa to the Union depot aad simply
took possession of It. That la how
It happened that the retlo trala ar
rived In Oregon a week before It waa
aupposed to, for the. trala that' Ore
gon people are now seeing la aot the
one they are aupposed to aee. Tea
thousand people crowded thnt It oa
Fourth aad Stark ctreeta laat night, '
aad everywhere that It haa .topped
thousands have paased thro and af-
affecttonately patted the big French
75. Eugene waited until two la the,
morning to aee It and received R with
a band aad stayed up the reat of the
algbt to examine each interesting
rello from over there.
W. S. Evans, W. A. Carter, and
Geo. w. Caldwell stated that the trala
wa one ot the' biggest feature lhat
t,mA Kui mani not to tha i iataiS
eU of a Liberty Loan camaalfa:At'
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flocked la from everywhere, h&B$Sj!
train left Portlaad JjaMW
aeeoad Up. toiu'MwSfiM, .
Jorth iend aad 'ha.l !
bare and Kiaaiia-aa,i
Smith la stlllla'.harge a4
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